Vehicle wheel-hub.



G. T. REIGHENBAGH.

VEHICLE `WHEEL HUB. APPLIUATION FILED 1113.25, 1911.

1,014,177. Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE T. REICI-IENBACI-I, OF NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, ASSIGN'OB. T0 H10. PECK AUTOMOBILE WHEEL COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

VEHICLE WHEEL-HUB.

Patented J al1. 9, 1912.

seriai No. 610,798.

To all whom 'cit-may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE T. `REICHEN- BACH, residing at New Castle, in thecounty of Newcastle and State ofDelaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle 'Wheel-Hubs, of which the following is a specification;

This invention relates to that class of hubs which are especially adapted for use in spring `or resilient spoke wheels, and' the present invention particularly has for its object to provide a hub that is light, and inexpensivey to manufacture, but is withal, strong and effective,andis especially useful in wheels of-the Pecktype, such as are disclosed in Patents No. 925,021, issued June 15, 1909; No. 925,022, issued June 15, 1909; No. 934,566, issued September 21, 1909; No.

' 943,563, issued December' 14, 1909 andNo.

943,564, issued December` 14, 1909.

In the Peck type of wheel, the hub and rim are joined by spokes whose tendency is to continuously exert a pulling -force between the hub and rim, the spokes being so designed that in starting they may be practically all put under maximum tension to n form, as it were, a rigid spoke wheel. To

do this the connection between the hub and spoke must allow considerable pivotal movement wherebv the spokes will assume a substantially tangential relation to the hub when under full tension and whereby the spokes are set substantially radial to the hub under normal running conditions. 'Ihe hub of the present invention has been devised and designed to fulfil these requirements, and to that end a sleeve is provided to fit on theshaft, on which sleeve a disk is rigidly although preferably removably secured, while a second disk is fitted on the sleeve to oppose the first disk. It is between these disks that the spoke heads vare mounted. One of the disks has threaded' holes into which the pivot pins are tapped, while the other disk has corresponding sockets to receive the free ends ofthe' pins. The pins are counterbored from the free ends toform grease pockets from which the grease flows through small apertures in the pins to the bearing surfaces of the spoke heads to lu- \bricate the same.

. lIn order to render the space between the disks dust-proof and also to prevent dirt adhering to the spoke heads, an annular thin metal partition having pocket-like portions to receive the spoke heads is placed between the disks and held in position in a convenient manner.

The invention also includes those novel ldetails of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully' described, then be specifically pointed outl in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a vertical cross section on the line l-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2, is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a detail vertical cross'section showing a slight modification of the invention. Fig. 4, is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a modification of the invention, showing the hub before being bored out to lit theaxle. Fig. 5, is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing the hub bored out to fit an axle of different form from that disclosed in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters and numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 designates the axle ofthe vehicle on which the improved hub is mounted in any desired way. The hub which constitutes this invention includes ak sleeve 2 which may have inner lugs 3 to enter key grooves 4 inthe axle1 vand which has externally threaded ends 5 6.

7 is a disk whose hub portion 8 is threaded onto the sleeve 2 and keyed thereto by a setscrew 9,or its equivalent. a set of tapped holes 10 to receive the threaded ends 11 of the spoke socket receiving pins 12. The pins 12 are preferably provided'with bores 13 that extend into the The disk 7 has pins from the free ends and are adapted to receive grease, or other suitablelubricant, the lubricant beingr conveyed to the bearing surfaces of the Apin by one or more'small v 15 has a hub 17 to receive the sleeve 2. A cap 18, or other suitable device, is threaded onto the ends of the sleeve 2 to holdthe disk 15 in' tight engagement with the pins 12. 5 p The spokes 25, which may be of any type,

preferably those disclosed in the Peck pat- 1 ents aforesaid, have the bearing'heads 23 bored to receive the pins 12 and -they are preferably provided with washers 24 to retain the lubricant and prevent accumulation of dirt and dust in the bearing surfaces of the spoke heads 28 and the pins 12. Y

In order to prevent access of dust and dirt into the hub between the disks7 and 15, so v15 as to clog the spokes and interfere with their action, a thin metal diaphragm or web 21 is introduced between the disks 7 and 15, which diaphragm is of a generally annular form and of a radius preferably equal to or not exceeding that of the distancebetween the center of the hub Aand the centers of the pins 12. The web 21 has spoke head .pockets 22 vformed to closely embrace the spoke heads. Theweb 21 may be simply held in place by 25 friction, although it is believed preferable to provide one of the disks, say disk 7, with a shallow groove 20, to receive one edge of the web 21, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and thus act as a retainer. If desired both disks 7 and 15 may have grooves 2O y and 26 respectively for the web 21 as shown in Fig. 3. Y

A jam ring 19 on the axle 1 may be employed to retain the hub on the axle.

v From the foregoing it will be seen a hub has been provided that will beV light and strong, easy to manufacture and repair, if necessary,l and by the use of it a maximum turning effect of the spoke heads 23 on the 'pins 12 can be had when the hub is used in wheels of the Peck type. By this construction also, the pins 12 cannot work loose. However, should they tend to turn in one direction, let us say to tend to thread the pins into thedisk 7, the pins would only more tightly engage the disk .7 while 1f the tendency be to turn the pins 12 in a direction that would unthread them they will the more tightly engage the disk 15 andthus be pre-v 50.vented from turning, lthereby avoiding allV danger of loosening up the pins when the hub is in use. V

If desired, the sleeve 2x and disk 7X may be formed integrally, as shown in Figs. ilV

and 5, Vand when so formed, a sufficientthick- `nessfof metal 2y is left so that the'sleeve 2X may be bored out, vas at 2y', Fig. 5, to Yfit any size and style of shaft, depending on Vthe particular make ofvehicle on which the invention is applied. Y

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction, v'operation and numerous advantages of my G5 invention will be readily understood by thosel skilled in the art to which the`invention appertains.

What I claim is: j

1. A vehicle wheel hub that includes a shaft engaging sleeve, adisk secured to said sleeve, a second disk mounted on said sleeve and spaced from said first mentioned disk, one of said disks having a set of pin receiving apertures, pins secured in said apertures,

the 'other disk having pin receiving recesses 75 into which said pinsproject, spoke heads mounted on 'said pins between said disks and a cap secured on said sleeve to hold said second mentioned disk in engagement with said pins together with an annular thin metal partition held between said disks, and engaging said spoke heads.

2. In a vehicle wheel hub, a sleeve, a disk threaded onto said sleeve, a second disk mounted on said sleeve and spaced from said V Y first mentioned disk, a set of spoke engaging pins threaded into one ofsaid disks and projecting toward the other disk, said other disk having pin receiving recesses, said pins having longitudinal bores entering from one end and having otherv bores for effecting communication between said longitudinal bores and the outside of said pins, said second disk forming a closure for the open ends of said .longitudinal pin bores. l

3. A vehicle wheel hub that includes Va shaft engaging sleeve, a disk secured 'to said sleeve, a second disk mounted on said sleeve and spaced from said first mentioned disk, one of said disks having a set of pin receiving apertures, pins secured in said apertures, the other disk having pinA receiving recesses into which said pins proj ect, a cap secured on said sleeve to hold said second mentioned disk in engagement with said pins, spoke heads having bearing apertures to receive said pins and mounted between said disks, anda thin metal partition between said disks, said partition having pocket portions to receive said spoke heads.

4. In a hub, a sleeve having externally threaded ends, a disk having a hub threaded onto one of said ends and keyed thereto, said spoke having a set of threaded pin re- Y ceiving openings, a set of spoke engaging' pins threaded into said openings, said pins having a bore extending into the respective pins from their free ends, a cap disk loosely fitted on said sleeve and having recesses to receive the open ends of said pins and form caps therefor, means for securing said last Y named disk in posit-ion on said sleeve," A said'pinshaving supplemental bores for effecting communication between said first 125.

mentioned pin bores Vand the outside of said pins, spoke heads having bearing apertures to receive vsaid pins and mounted between said disks and a thin Vmetal partitionbe-A tween said, disks, said partition having l pocket portionsto receive said spoke heads.

5. A vehicle Wheel hub that includes a to the curvature of said spoke heads to shaft receiving sleeve having a disk at one form pockets in which said spoke heads are end, a second disk mounted on said sleeve located. and spaced from said first mentioned disk, GEORGE T. REICHENBACH. spoke heads pivotally mounted between said Witnesses: disks, and a thin metal Web held between A. E. DmTERIoH, said disks and shaped to closely conform FRED G. DIETERIGH.

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